For the first week we got to watch the caterpillars grow, climb to the top of their jar, get in their "J" formation, and form their chrysalises. The kids would come home from school excited to see if there were any changes. To find one making it's "J" was like watching a baby takes it's first steps :)
The kit was very easy to manage. Once the caterpillars formed their chrysalises, we removed the pad (shown above) from the jar's lid and hung it to the side of the butterfly tent. We would mist the chrysalises once a day and about a week later painted lady butterflies began to emerge.
The kit came with a sugar water feeder and we added some branches and flowers for them to enjoy. We held onto the butterflies for about two weeks. They seemed very content in their tent and the kids absolutely loved watching them flit around!
I asked Kris to take them to work and have one of his students (with a fancy camera) take some good pictures. I simply wanted some good shots of the butterflies doing their thing in their tent! But the guys had a better idea - they closed off the main office and let a butterfly free.
You would not believe how tame it was! This butterfly landed on the student's glasses AND hung out on Kris' finger :)
Kris was able to round them up and bring them back home safe in their tent. After the kids saw the pictures of the butterfly and it's freedom, we held onto them a few more days and occasionally let them fly around the house.
As you can imagine, our critter lover was beside herself admiring God's intricate creation!
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That looks like so much fun! We are waiting on our kit (from our homeschool curriculum) to come in the mail next week... I'm so excited to see my little guys' reactions to the butterflies!
Great pictures!!
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